This package aims to provide a simple authentication system. The goal is to provide a simple authentication system for developers considering building their own.

The project implements OAuth2 standards where applicable.

• Node.js 16.x
• MySQL, Postgres or Sqlite

You can quickly get a test server up and running by running these commands:

mkdir a12n-server
cd a12n-server
npx @curveball/a12n-server

This will automatically create a configuration file and sqlite database in the current directory.

Then, just open http://localhost:8531/ to create your admin account.

• A simple browseable API.
• OAuth2
  • Supported grants: implicit, client_credentials, authorization_code and password.
  • OAuth2 discovery document.
  • PKCE.
  • OAuth 2 Token Introspection.
  • JSON Web Key Sets.
  • OAuth2 Token Revocation
  • RFC 9068 - JSON Web Token (JWT) Profile for OAuth 2.0 Access Tokens
• MFA
  • Google Authenticator (TOTP).
  • WebauthN / Yubikeys
• A simple, flat, permission model.
• Registration, lost password.
• secret-token: URI scheme

Check out the Docs folder

If you are thinking of building a new authentication system, and decide to use this project instead, you get a lot of features for free.

The project has been used in production since 2018 and is still actively developed.